London games countdown

Final preperations are underway for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Opening Ceremony is sceheduled for Friday.

A boy runs in front of the olympic logo at the town hall, in Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Prime Minister David Cameron, second left, with wife Samantha, welcomes Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, before hosting a Diamond Jubilee lunch in the company of past prime ministers on Tuesday, July 24, 201, in London. (AP Photo/Max Nash, Pool)

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China's Guo Shuang trains for the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Velodrome, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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People walk along a street near the Olympic Park Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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In this photo provided by LOCOG, Doreen Lawrence, mother of slain teenager Stephen Lawrence, carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through Lewisham, London on Monday July 23, 2012. The opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/LOCOG, Gareth Fuller)

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FILE - The May 12, 2012 file photo shows United States' Candace Parker trying to pass after slipping on a baseline drive against China in the first half of an exhibition women's basketball game in Seattle. Parker can't wait to get to London. It's not just because she'll be playing in her second Olympics or that she'll get to see the city for the first time. She's just really excited to be reunited with her 3-year-old daughter Lailaa. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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In this photo provided by LOCOG, Amelia Hempleman-Adams poses with the Olympic Flame on top of a London Eye pod on the Torch Relay leg through London. Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday July 27. (AP Photo/LOCOG, Lewis Whyld)

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In this photo provided by LOCOG, Amelia Hempleman-Adams poses with the Olympic Flame on top of a London Eye pod on the Torch Relay leg through London, Sunday July 22, 2012. Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday July 27. (AP Photo/LOCOG, Lewis Whyld)

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A security guard rests in the shade near the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Ballet dancers perform on stage during the opening ceremony of the International Olympic Committee session in central London's Royal Opera House, Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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China's Guo Shuang trains for the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Velodrome, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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A light worker sets a spotlight in front the Olympic rings logo, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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In this photo provided by LOCOG, Amelia Hempleman-Adams poses with the Olympic Flame on top of a London Eye pod on the Torch Relay leg through London. Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday July 27. (AP Photo/LOCOG, Lewis Whyld)

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A worker affixes a sticker during a training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Construction workers are silhouetted as they set up scaffolding outside the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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Olympic flags wave outside the Millennium Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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A rower practices before the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Eton Dorney, near Windsor. Opening ceremonies for the games will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Venue workers sweep the practice courts at Earl's Court, the site of the Volleyball competition, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Queen Elizabeth II is presented with a set of Olympic medals by President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge at Buckingham Palace, Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinksi, Pool)

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A volunteer walks past the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 22, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Ballet dancers perform on stage during the opening ceremony of the International Olympic Committee session in central London's Royal Opera House, Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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United States rowers Sara Hendershot, left, and Sarah Zelenka train for the women's pair competition before the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Eton Dorney near Windsor. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Claire Donahue, center, swims past Cullen Jones during a training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park, Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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A passenger boat passes a reflection of Olympic rings on the River Thames in London, Monday, July 23, 2012. The summer Olympics in London will start on Friday July 27. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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A swimmer practices in the pool during a training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

U.S. golfer Dustin Johnson is silhouetted as he takes a swing in a posed picture for photographers as Olympic rings hang from Tower Bridge ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. Johnson and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia took it in turns to hit golf balls at a floating golf hole on the River Thames to promote for a sportswear maker. Golf is set to be included as an Olympic sport in the next games in 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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In this photo provided by LOCOG, Amelia Hempleman-Adams poses with the Olympic Flame on top of a London Eye pod on the Torch Relay leg through London, Sunday July 22, 2012. Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday July 27. (AP Photo/LOCOG, Lewis Whyld)

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Laser Radial sailors practice on the waters of Portland Harbour in Dorset, England, the sailing venue of the London 2012 Olympics, Tuesday July 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Ison, PA)

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Police boats patrol on the River Thames past The Tower of London, Monday, July 23, 2012. Security in the capital has been stepped up ahead of the Summer Olympics which start on Friday July 27. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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NOC assistant Miho Yamamoto holds Japanese flags during the Olympic Team Welcome Ceremony at the Athletes' Village at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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A security guard, center, uses a colorful umbrella to shade himself from the sun at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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British police officers stand guard at one of main entrance of the city of Coventry stadium, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A man sleeps near an advertisement for the London Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Workers hang banners in front of the Olympic stadium as preparations continue for the 2012 Summer Olympics Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in London. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)

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Sports specialist Joel Fitzpatrick plays basketball at the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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People walk past a sculpture and the Olympic stadium as preparations continue for the 2012 Summer Olympics Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in London. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)

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A police officer on a jet-ski patrols the waters of Portland Harbour in Dorset, England the sailing venue of the London 2012 Olympics, on Tuesday July 24, 2012. The opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Chris Ison, PA)

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A British woman photographs the Olympic logo rings, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Haruki Uemura, an NOC representative from Japan, writes on the Olympic truce wall during the Olympic Team Welcome Ceremony at the Athletes' Village at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A swimmer practices in the pool during a training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Ballet dancers perform on stage during the opening ceremony of the International Olympic Committee session in central London's Royal Opera House, Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Flavio LaGioia touches up scratches on an Olympic mascot statue painted in the likeness of a doctor along the River Thames Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. The statue is one of 84 fiberglass sculptures of the mascots Wenlock or Mandeville that were painted by various artists and erected across the city for the 2012 London Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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A man walks past an Olympic mascot statue painted in the likeness of a map Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. The statue is one of 84 fiberglass sculptures of the mascots Wenlock or Mandeville that were painted by various artists and erected across the city for the 2012 London Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Russian basketball player Natalia Zhedik walks near the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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The changing of the guard ceremony takes place along the Road Cycling path near Buckingham Palace before the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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A swimmer practices in the pool during a training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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A security guard stands watch over the entrance to Earl's Court, the site of the Volleyball competition, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Workers clean seats at the city of Coventry stadium, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympic Games will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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In this photo provided by LOCOG, Marlon Devonish carries the Olympic Flame at Crystal Palace stadium on the Torch Relay leg between Bromley and Croydon in London on Monday July 23, 2012. The opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/LOCOG, Ben Birchall)

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Piotr Kuleta of Poland trains for the Canoeing Flatwater competition before the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Eton Dorney near Windsor, England. The opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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In this Monday July 23, 2012 file photo, crowds leave the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in London, following the dress rehearsal for the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/John Giles, PA)

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People rest on a bench at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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The Olympic Stadium is visible beyound an installation of artificial wildflowers in the Olympic Park at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 22, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Workers set up a goal in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, at the city of Coventry stadium, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A diver trains at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)

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Opera singer Placido Domingo performs on stage during the opening ceremony of the International Olympic Committee session in central London's Royal Opera House, Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Tower Bridge with Olympic rings is silhouetted as the sun sets in London, Monday, July 23, 2012. The summer Olympics in London will start on Friday July 27. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A police dog handler patrols at Stratford station near the Olympic Park, Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. The city will host the 2012 Summer Olympics which opens Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Stephen Pond, PA)

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Jessica Hardy stretches before her training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park, Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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A seagull stands on the top of a phone box in Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Scottish tennis player Andy Murray, center left, hands over the Olympic flame to U.S. tennis player Venus Williams, center, at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 23, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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A swimmer practices in the pool during a training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Rowers practice before the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England. The opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Volunteers play basketball at the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A diver trains at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Female 470 sailors practice on the waters of Portland Harbour in Dorset England, the sailing venue of the London 2012 Olympics, on Tuesday July 24, 2012. The opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Chris Ison, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

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Members of Australia's women's diving team pose for a group photograph during a training session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Japanese athletes watch the Olympic Team Welcome Ceremony at the Athletes' Village at the Olympic Park, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 file photo, United States goalkeeper Hope Solo (1) clears the ball from in front of her net during the second half against Costa Rica at the CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying soccer game action at B.C. Place in Vancouver, Canada. Solo has lots to say heading into the Olympics. And she'll have even more to say once the games are done. The goalkeeper for the U.S. women's soccer team is releasing her memoir on Aug. 14 _ two days after the closing ceremony. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward, File)

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A cyclist trains at the Velodrome for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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Workers prepare the main volleyball court at Earl's Court, the site of the Volleyball competition, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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China Zhang Lei trains at the Velodrome for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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A cyclist trains at the Velodrome for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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A British police officer walks in front the Olympic rings logo, at the city of Coventry stadium, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Workers clean seats at the city of Coventry stadium, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympic Games will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A worker mows the field at Coventry Stadium, in Coventry, England, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Opening ceremonies for the games will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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The Chinese women's synchronized team rehearse at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)